"Li Qing, Spirit Hall has indeed offended you greatly, and I have indeed done foolish things and harbored killing intent towards you. However, Qian Renxue is innocent. Can I…"
"Stop!"
Li Qing forcibly interrupted, "Qian Daoliu, Qian Daoliu, you are so old, how can you still be so naive? And it's not just as simple as harboring killing intent towards me."
"If it weren't for me threatening Qian Renxue's Life back then, would I be here today?"
"When you're out in the world, if you make a mistake, you admit it. If you get hit, you stand at attention. When you decided to make a move on me, you should have foreseen today. So, no need for extra talk."
"Alas!"
Qian Daoliu sighed upon hearing this.
He regretted it.
Whether it was knowing Li Qing's talent and trying to win him over by offering Bibi Dong's Life, or forcefully striking him down in his infancy.
Or even after removing the Death Qi from Qian Renxue, breaking the agreement and killing Li Qing wouldn't have been too late.
If he could have one more chance, he would definitely not have let Li Qing grow. Unfortunately, there are no 'what ifs' in this world. He missed so many opportunities.
And now, Spirit Hall's many years of legacy are likely to be destroyed in his hands.
Qian Renxue was also filled with immense regret. She likewise hadn't expected Li Qing's growth speed to be so fast, and he even brought a few Spirit Beasts that filled her with immense fear.
There was no 'if only I had known.' If she could do it over again, she still wouldn't abandon that crazy woman. The only thing she could have done was perhaps eliminate her in advance.
Now, it was too late to say anything.
"Do it!"
Li Qing looked at Gu Yuena, having no intention of doing it himself, nor any hint of softening his heart.
Gu Yuena raised her right hand, and spatial elements raged. Qian Daoliu and the others still wanted to resist, but before they could inject their spirit power into their spirit rings, countless spatial blades had already formed.
"Puff puff puff—"
One spatial blade after another landed on Qian Daoliu and the others, like a sharp blade falling on tofu. Their bodies were instantly cut into countless pieces.
Blood scattered across the sky, and Spirit Hall's Title Douluo were all annihilated here.
On the city wall, within Spirit City, countless Spirit Masters who were watching them were all stunned. No one could have imagined that woman could be so terrifying.
Those were Title Douluo.
The most exalted and powerful Title Douluo in the Spirit Master's world, yet in that woman's hands, they didn't even have room to resist. Who exactly was she?
At this moment, Spirit City seemed to have a rule set that speaking would result in death, so quiet that it made people feel oppressed.
Li Qing collected the scattered Spirit Bones, then flew above Spirit City. All the Spirit Masters in the city followed his movement with their eyes.
"Spirit Hall's Title Douluo are all annihilated. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
There was no unnecessary talk, only endless pressure. Wherever his gaze passed, no one dared to meet his eyes, all subconsciously lowering their heads.
"Greetings, Supreme Pontiff!"
"Greetings, Supreme Pontiff—"
Someone took the lead in expressing their allegiance, and then it seemed to trigger a chain reaction. The Spirit Masters in the city knelt on one knee with a rustle, their shouts deafening, echoing through the sky.
Seeing everyone surrender, Li Qing nodded in satisfaction. With just a slight raise of his hand, the entire Spirit City instantly fell silent.
Li Qing said, "Spirit Hall is a thing of the past. There will be no more Supreme Pontiff on the Continent. The specifics will be decided later. All Cardinal-level members, come to the Supreme Pontiff Palace for a meeting."
"Yes!"
The Spirit Masters responded in unison. Cardinals and Platinum Cardinals all headed towards the Supreme Pontiff Palace. Li Qing also brought Gu Yuena and the others into the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
It was Li Qing's first time entering the Supreme Pontiff Palace. Looking at the high and mighty throne, he couldn't help but curve his lips.
It had only been about ten years since he transmigrated, and looking across the entire Douluo Continent, no one could threaten his Life anymore. He could be considered to have successfully dominated the Douluo Continent.
Speaking of which, he shouldn't have built a Sect back then. Isn't this Spirit City already perfectly set up? A pure waste of money.
But it wasn't a big problem. There were advantages to being in the mountains, and advantages to being outside the mountains. Having an extra base wasn't a big deal; it could just be a resort.
Li Qing sat on the high platform throne, with Gu Yuena and the others standing to his left and right.
Cardinals entered the hall one after another from outside. Once all the Cardinal-level members were present, Li Qing realized that Spirit Hall not only had a large number of Title Douluo.
The number of Spirit Douluo was also considerable.
Spirit Hall's Cardinals had two ranks: Cardinal and Platinum Cardinal. However, there had always only been two Platinum Cardinals, who were the temple masters of the Heaven Dou City and Star Luo City holy temples.
The others were all Cardinals. Cardinals not only symbolized identity and status but also strength, because to become a Cardinal, one had to reach the Spirit Douluo level.
And now in the hall, there were over thirty Cardinals.
Over thirty Spirit Douluo—this was already a terrifying number. The combined Spirit Douluo of all other forces might not even be much more.
Li Qing scanned the crowd and said, "Those who wish to withdraw, step forward now. I will not make things difficult for you."
The Cardinals below looked at each other, but not to find a leader, but to see if there really was such an idiot.
Withdraw?
What a joke!
Whether it was Li Qing's terrifying spirit ring configuration or the terrifying strength of the woman beside him, everything indicated how vast their future would be if they followed him.
Only someone whose brain was squeezed by a door would withdraw.
Seeing no one step forward, Li Qing continued, "Let me state first, you can stay, but you must sign a contract with me. Once this contract is signed, there will be no turning back."
He didn't have the energy to win people's hearts, so a death contract was the best means of restraint.
Once the death contract was signed, he could use them with confidence, not fearing their betrayal. Wasn't this a million times better than spending time and energy on some method of managing subordinates?
"We swear to follow Your Excellency to the death!"
"We swear to follow Your Excellency to the death—"
Someone took the lead, and others responded, with not a single person wanting to withdraw.
"Good!"
A smile appeared on Li Qing's face, and then he planted the contracts one by one.
"Spirit Hall will operate as it did before. Then, notify the entire Continent and invite representatives from all forces to Spirit City for a meeting."
"Yes!"
After everyone responded, they exited the main hall.
Li Qing looked at Gu Yuena: "What do you say, will you continue to follow me, or return to the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Gu Yuena glared at him, pouting: "What do you mean, you want to discard me after using me? I'm telling you, there's no way you're abandoning me. I'm sticking with you."
Li Qing was speechless.
"If you want to continue following me, just say so. I didn't say I wouldn't let you follow. Why do all these fancy things, making me seem like some heartless man?"
"Hmph!" Gu Yuena snorted, turning her head away proudly.
Li Qing ignored her and instead looked at the God Test rewards. Not only were there rewards from the fifth test, but the sixth test, which opened after killing Bibi Dong, was also completed.
The seventh test was also officially announced.